It’s Day 12 of my NCL cruise to Antarctica and also the day of my last excursion before cruising back to Buenos Aires for my flight home. I chose a walking tour of Stanley also known as Port Stanley which is the capital city of the Falkland Islands. Stanley is located on the island of…
On Day 5 of my NCL cruise on the Norwegian Star to Antarctica we began to find ourselves closer to one of the coldest and least populated continents of our planet. The Antarctic Sheet is the single biggest mass of ice in the world and can sometimes be up to four miles think. The continent…
It was Day 7 on my NCL Cruise to Antarctica and yes, we’re getting closer. When I was 10 years old in Brooklyn, I remember reading a book called The End of The World and they chronicled a journey to and through Ushuaia which is the capitol of Terra del Fuego, Argentina. I told myself…
It’s Day 2 on my Cruise to Antarctica aboard the NCL’s Norwegian Star. It’s time to say hello to Montevideo, Uruguay. Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay and is located on the north short of the Rio de la Plata estuary (the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream). Montevideo…
On Day 4 of my cruise to Antarctica I had purchased a shore excursion in Puerto Madryn, Argentina. The tour was named Pnta Ninfas and Penguins at El Pedral Lodge. So first some information about Puerto Madryn. Puerto Madryn is known as one of the most vibrant cities in Patagonia with a beautiful coastal avenue…
I had booked a 14 day cruise on the Norwegian Star and it’s itinerary began in Buenos Aires where I boarded the ship. From there it was Montevideo, Uruguay, Puerto Madryn, Argentina, Punta Arenas, Chile, Ushuaia, Argentina, several days cruising the bays of Antarctica, then Stanley, Falkland Islands. I arrived in Buenos Aires two days…
On November 15th, I had a 9:45pm flight to Heathrow, London where I changed planes (afterLol a layover of course) to Larnaca, Cyprus. I was joining a friend (who I met at the Larnaca airport) to attend a Global Woman conference. The conference was on The Power of Positivity and was put together by Elisabeth…
A friend of mine called me mid-September and said, “Sora, how would you like to go mid-week to Nashville, Tennessee and see what it’s like?” I said, “Sure, why not?” It had the ring of a definite new adventure. So we booked a ticket for a Monday morning and booked a return for Thursday evening.…
While visiting my family in Miami I decided to extend my visit to my girlfriend and her husband who live in Cape Coral. I was always intrigued with the idea of visiting the Edison and Ford Winter Estate in Fort Myers which is so close to Cape Coral and so I hit the road. I’m…
Yes, it was time to get out of Dodge again and this time it was a weekend in Vermont. It took us with stops over 6 hours to get there but I was so glad to be leaving the city that I just dealt with it.Lol Our first stop on the way to Vermont was…